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MS Ch. 5-8 Unit 2 Test
MS Ch. 5-8 Unit 2 Test
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1
What was the MAIN cause of the Great Migration during WWI & WWII?
better paying factory jobs in the north
better treatment of blacks in the north
better farming in the west
Integrated schools in the north
2
What destroyed the Delta in the late 1920s?
earthquake
locusts
flood
drought
3
Which amendment gave citizenship status to all African Americans?
15th
14th
12th
13th
4
The first battle of the Civil War was
Gettysburg
Battle at Shiloh
Fort Sumter
Siege of Vicksburg
5
Which amendment abolished slavery in the US?
14th
15th
12th
13th
6
Why did Gov. Whitfield demand laws protecting blacks be enforced
believed blacks should have the same rights as whites
Knew the NAACP was monitoring MS
realized for MS to prosper, ALL citizens had to be protected
knew that the Federal Govt was watching MS
7
What lasted 6 weeks and forced civilians to live in caves while fighting raged around them?
Burning of Atlanta
Battle of Vicksburg
Sacking of Jackson
Battle of Shiloh
8
The Freedmen's Bureau did NOT..
provide former slaves an education
provided job training to former slaves
provide former slaves health care
found jobs for former slaves
9
How did the poll tax effect voters in MS?
less people ran for office
more people vote
less people voted
more people ran for office
10
The Civil Rights Act of 1865 did
allow black testimony in courts
provide land to own to blacks
legalize marriages between blacks
prohibited blacks from starting businesses
11
What was NOT a problem farmers faced in MS?
hard money policies
no fertile land left after the war
falling cotton prices
high tariffs
12
Gov Whites' plan to increase industry to meet agriculture was called
CCC
AAA
WPA
BAWI
13
Confederates surrendered where?
Appomattox Court House
Capital Building in Richmond, VA
Gettysburg, PA
Battle of Shiloh
14
Which of the following did NOT happen after the Civil War?
there were a large number of freedmen
there were less white males
there were a large number of damaged farms
there were numerous new industries
15
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways Blacks were kept disenfranchised in the south
IQ Test
Poll Tax
Literacy Test
Grandfather Clause
16
What party was against the expansion of slavery by the late 1800s?
Populists
Progressives
Republicans
Democrats
17
How was sharecropping like slavery?
landowners could sell sharecroppers
sharecroppers were not allowed to marry or own land
sharecropper couldn't leave until they worked off their debt
sharecroppers could be beat by the landowners
18
Describe the economic situation of most African-Americans in MS between WWI -WWII
Skills learned in the military helped black men reach high rankings
Thanks to Black colleges most found professional, well paying jobs
new opportunites led to more financial gains
African-Americans were still for the most part oppressed
19
Which of the following was NOT a new industry in the 1920s in MS?
varnish
fireclay
fiberboard
paper
20
What was the biggest LEGAL boom for MS in the 1920s?
real estate
cotton
pickles
moonshine
21
Which New Deal agency hired young men to help in Natl Parks and Forests?
AAA
WPA
BAWI
CCC
22
Mike Conner started the first ever what to generate revenue?
sales tax
property tax
poll tax
liquor tax
23
What caused the lumber boom in MS to stop by WWI?
there were no railroads to ship the lumber out
white lumber was of poor quality and not in demand
MS lumber was inferior to other pines
companies clear cut the state and did not replant
24
Which of the following was NOT a populist demand?
direct election of senators
sticking with the gold standard
govt regulation of railroads and banks
graduated income tax
25
A black customer being forced to sit at the back of the bus is what type of segregation?
de facto
de law
de legale
de jure
26
Why would whites be against blacks leaving the south?
needed their votes to keep Republicans in power
needed them to stay to contribute to taxes
knew sharecropping system would fail without black farmers
knew they would not enjoy the cold winters in the north
27
What happened Dec. 7, 1941?
Pearl Harbor attacked
Stock Market Crash
Battle of the Bulge
D-day invasion
28
The 1st state to secede from the Union was
Mississippi
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
29
What freed all slaves in the Confederate states?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
14th Amendment
13th amendment
Emancipation Proclomation
30
Which political party catered to small farmers across the US?
People's Party
Democrat party
Republican party
Progressive Party
31
Which of the following is NOT true about MS after the war?
new industries opened factories in the state
most farms had been destroyed
the male population was significantly less
there were uneducated freedmen in the state
